The Yellow Turban Army, which had been silent for half a year, made a big move again.

Chen Xu used Tian Feng, Chen Xu, Chen Jing, Chen Qing, and Xiahou Lan to defend the five cottages in the mountains, and then personally led 20,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry to move to Yanmen County.

The reason why the Yellow Turban Army dared to send troops to Yanmen County with such fanfare was because almost all of the troops of the Han family were invested in the Xiqiang battlefield.

As long as Chen Xu does not occupy the city and raise a rebellion, even if he breaks through several county towns and loots a large amount of supplies, the imperial court will not send troops to levy it.

The Yellow Turban Army is absolutely terrifying. And their commander, Chen Xu, who defeated Huangfu Song, is even more terrifying.

After 23,000 men and horses descended from Taihang Mountain, Lucheng was exposed to the Yellow Turban Army.

When the Lucheng County Commander heard that the Yellow Turban Army was coming, he was terrified and abandoned the city and fled. The Yellow Turban Army captured the county seat without much effort.

Among the county officials, the generals gathered together, and Chen Xu frowned when he heard his subordinates report the money and grain in the county government treasury.

"Yanmen County is located in the eastern part of the Yellow River, and there are two big rivers running through it, and the land is extremely fertile, why is there only such a little money and grain?"

Cheng Yu went out with the army, heard Chen Xu's question, thought for a while, and replied: "Although Yanmen County has fertile land, it is sparsely populated. And most of the anointed land is in the hands of local big families. ”

"In this way, the government will naturally pay less taxes."

"In addition, the Han family has been in war for many years, and the local money and grain have been forcibly requisitioned, which has made the money and grain in the county government very small."

Hearing this, Chen Xu paused for a long time and asked Cheng Yu: "If you are counting on the grain and grass in the county, how can you make up for the needs of our cottages?" ”

Cheng Yu came to the map, thought for a while, and said: "For today's plan, when the two-pronged approach is taken at the same time, it can meet the needs of the cottage." ”

"First, you can break through a few more counties and snatch the grain and grass in the county; Second, there is a lot of money and grain in the homes of the powerful and powerful people in the countryside, and the lord can send people to break through the Wu fort in these people's homes, search for money and food, and bring them back to the army. ”

As soon as Cheng Yu's words fell, all the former Yellow Turban Army under the account responded: "Yes, none of these big families have a good thing, but the money and food in the family are more than the county government." ”

"If we break through the Wu fort in these people's homes, we will definitely be able to solve the dilemma in my cottage."

Since the uprising, most of them have been looting wealthy and powerful households.

These people's families have a lot of money and food, but their defense is far inferior to the county seat, and the benefits from attacking them are far more than they pay.

Chen Xu stroked his longer and longer beard, looked around at everyone, and said, "Although we are the Yellow Turban Army, we have been slandered as rebellious ministers and thieves. ”

"But we are all from humble origins, and we are good people. No matter how lacking there is in the cottage, do not plunder the good house and disturb the people. ”

"Although the local rich and powerful and large families have money and food, many of them have also accumulated so much wealth through several generations."

"If we are indiscriminate and looting, what is the difference between us and bandits?"

Chen Xu pressed his sword with his right hand and said loudly: "The sky is unfair, I will wait until I unveil the rod." Our ideal is not simply to make our own life better, but to conform to the will of God and reassure the people. ”

"Those who are usually troubled by the township, the big families, and the county officials, for them, we naturally don't need to show mercy to them. But for those who are good families, we are not in a position to deprive them of their wealth. ”

"Boom!"

Chen Xu drew his sword in his hand and said sharply: "After going down the mountain, anyone in the army who loots indiscriminately and harasses the people will be killed!" ”

When the generals heard this, their hearts were full of awe, and then they knelt on the ground and shouted, "We will obey the general's orders!" ”

Zhao Yun stood behind Chen Xu, and when he saw him give such an order, the corners of his mouth raised a slight arc.

If Chen Xu really does not distinguish between good and evil, he will send people to plunder wealth indiscriminately. Then Zhao Yun's impression of him will be greatly reduced.

In the past few days, teams of yellow turban soldiers have been interspersed in the territory of Lucheng County.

For those who have a bad reputation and are a disaster in the township, they mercilessly broke through Wu Fort and took away their property.

Fortunately, Chen Xu is not a cold-blooded person, and he also issued an order: only eliminate the first evil, and not implicate those innocent people.

And before leaving, you must also leave some belongings so that those innocent family members can survive.

I have to say that the wealth of the local big families is really amazing. However, there are very few big households that can clean themselves and be kind to the people.

The big families are poor and luxurious, but the people are hungry.

After the matter in Lucheng was dealt with, Chen Xu did not take away all the money and grain he had robbed, but left a large part and distributed it to the poor people in the county.

For a time, the people of the entire Lucheng City were even more grateful to the Yellow Turban Army.

Someone asked Chen Xu: "The grain and grass in our village are not enough, and there is also a shortage of money and grain that we have robbed, why do we still distribute it to the people in the county?" ”

Chen Xu replied: "We can't occupy this land when we wait for the turtle to retreat into the mountains. However, the Yellow Turban Army killed corrupt officials, punished bullies, and distributed money and food, but they could win the hearts of the people. ”

"If the people return to their hearts, why should we worry that people will not eat pulp pots to welcome our army when we go out of the mountain in the future?"

When everyone heard this, they all worshipped.

After the matter of Lucheng was decided, in order to speed up the speed of breaking through the city, Chen Xu's soldiers divided into two routes.

All the way, Chen Xu was the commander, and Zhao Yun, Liu Bi, Gong Du, and Li Guo accompanied him. He led 10,000 foot soldiers and 1,500 cavalry to the west to attack Guangwu and Yuanping, and then crossed the Great Wall to attack Yinguan, the capital of Yanmen County.

On the other hand, Wang Yan was the commander, Cheng Yu was the military advisor, and Dian Wei, Yang Feng, and Bai Rao accompanied him. led the remaining men and horses, first went north to attack Fanqi, then attacked Wang Tao to the west, and finally joined Chen Xu's men and horses in the Yin Pavilion.

The Yellow Turban Army was like a splitting bamboo all the way, and no one could stop the siege of the city, and many county officials were afraid of the Yellow Turban Army's front and directly abandoned the city and fled.

In just ten days, the Yellow Turban Army broke through five county towns one after another, and then the two groups of men and horses converged and besieged Yinguan, the capital of Yanmen County.

For a time, the entire state was shaken.

The capital of the state is Jinyang in Taiyuan County.

Ding Yuan is a history of thorns in the state, originally from the Han family, and he is sketchy. But he is brave and good at riding and shooting, and now he is serving as a cavalry captain.

Since ancient times, the north of the Yellow River has been Hanoi, and the south of the Yellow River has been outside the river.

Due to the shape of the Yellow River, Taiyuan County and Yanmen County are located on both the east and north banks of the river.

Taiyuan County is located in the south of Yanmen County, and lives next to Changshan Country in Jizhou.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Ding Yuan looked at the battle report from Yanmen County, and his brows were wrinkled together.

Because of his poor background, in order to be able to achieve something, he studied hard and studied articles, which led to his current situation by virtue of his military exploits.

Although Ding Yuan is coarse and well-versed, he feels powerless every time he handles government affairs. In addition, the state is deserted, there are very few scholars, and basically no one wants to stay in a remote place and work for Ding Yuan.

In this way, there are very few people available in the Assassin's Mansion.

Once Xianbei went south to Koubian, Ding Yuan took the soldiers of Bingzhou to fight, and when he passed by Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County, he met Lu Bu.

Lu Buqi is nine feet long, dignified in appearance and majestic. When Ding Yuan saw Lu Bu for the first time, he liked him very much in his heart, so Ding Yuan took Lu Bu with him.

Later, Ding Yuan saw that Lu Bu only liked martial arts, but not literature, so he reprimanded him and said: "No matter how strong an individual is, he is also brave as a horseman, and he cannot be favored by the sergeants of the court." ”

Ding Yuan is a person from the past, if he hadn't studied diligently and wrote good articles, he would not have his current status.

Rao is like this, he has also experienced too many hardships before this.

From Lu Bu, he seemed to see his former self. Both of them are from poor backgrounds, both are brave, and they hope to make contributions.

In order to cultivate Lu Bu to become a talent, Ding Yuan asked Lu Bu to serve as the chief of the account and deal with all the clerical affairs.

Although Ding Yuan in history treated Lu Bu very well, neither in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" nor in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty mentioned the recognition of Lu Bu as a righteous son.

Therefore, the fact that Lu Bu is Ding Yuan's righteous son in the romance should be made up.

Lu Bu originally hated literary affairs, but now that Ding Yuan still let him serve as the main secretary, how can he not complain in his heart?

As for Ding Yuan's hard work, he couldn't feel it.

Seeing Ding Yuan sighing, Lu Bu couldn't help but ask, "What is on the mind of the lord?" ”

Ding Yuan shook his head and said, "The Yellow Turban Thieves went down the mountain to loot Yanmen County, and even took down several county seats. Now it's besieging the Yin Pavilion, and I'm just afraid that the Yin Pavilion will be broken by thieves in a short time. ”

When Lu Bu heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "The lord is the assassin of the state, how can he watch the Yin Pavilion City break?" If the lord gives me thousands of soldiers and horses, Buzi can break through the Yellow Turban Thief and rescue the Yin Pavilion. ”

The power of the Eastern Han Dynasty gradually expanded.

The edict Chang Yun: "Assassin History, 2,000 stones", and there are often things that send Assassin Shi to lead troops to fight, and the matter of Assassin History does not need to be inspected by the three dukes appointed by the officials, and the county guard and county order are quite jealous of it, and there are even things that are unprinted and abandoned because of the fear of assassination history.

Especially in the history of Ding Yuan, because there is no shortage of foreign races in the territory, there are often foreign invasions, so the commander-in-chief merges the state military and garrisons Hanoi.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army is attacking the city, he does have the right and responsibility to send troops to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army.

Putting the battle report on the case, Ding Yuan sighed and said, "The Yellow Turban Army has 20,000 infantry and 3,000 elite cavalry. ”

"In addition, the thief leader Chen Xu is not only brave, but also uses soldiers like a god. If I send troops to rescue the Yin Pavilion, the outcome is unknown! ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he was a little disdainful in his heart, thinking that Ding Yuan was timid and afraid.

After being silent for a long time, Ding Yuan Huo Ran got up and said, "Although you know that the thieves are brave, how can you watch the counties under your rule being attacked by the thieves?" ”

"Feng Xian, you go and gather the three armies and follow me north to fight the thieves."

Seeing the peak turning, Lu Bu was overjoyed and hurriedly went out to act according to the order.